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[The Fool on the Hill]

Hello all you lovely people! How are you all today?

Here's something to chew over for a bit: If you see someone, who you might find a little odd.. at school, the street, in classes, etc. etc. Do you really know them? You don't have ANY idea what they have gone through, do you?

Just remember this: Before you pass judgement on somebody, think twice about what they have gone through, what they ARE going through. "Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances."- Wayne Dyer.

What brought up this thought, you might ask? Well, a book called You Dont KNow Me, David Klass. For those of you who haven't read it, I highly recommend it.

So far (I haven't finished it yet), the narrator doesn't tell us what he looks like. Do you think that this matters much? Are appearances a big part of a person for you? Or do you prefer it like this... where appearances should not matter, its (that old cliche line...) "Its what's on the inside that counts."

 

[Lyra [With Quirks]]

Hello to you too, I'm feeling splendid today, thank you for asking! How might you be?

I've never read that book before but it looks interesting, although I'm usually not a fan of YA books.

I don't think that appearances are the most important part of a person. It is always about character and personality. A person's outward appearance does not always complement their inner self, and outward beauty diminishes or grows once character shines through. I am a firm believer in the saying, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," and, while outer beauty is certainly a good thing, it doesn't hold up if there is no substance because that's what I count as true beauty.

That doesn't mean that appearance doesn't have a place; we judge all the time based on appearances and first impressions. Often, it's an immediate reaction that we can't always help. What we can do, however, is reserve our judgment.

In the story, I don't think the narrator's appearance is important. The only thing I can see that might be relevant is his size in comparison to "the man who is not his father." But even that doesn't seem as important to the story as the narrator's age or the guy's threats to him and his emotional abuse. I think I'll stop before I confuse myself even more.